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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published May-June 1980
Cover Price 0.95
Pages 132
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate)
Notes Year's Best Comics Stories. Cover credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz' editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes Year's Best Comics Stories. Cover credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz' editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

17 page Superman; Sgt. Rock story "The Miracle Man of Easy Company"

Characters Sgt. Rock; Wild Man; Ice Cream Soldier; Jackie Johnson; Bulldozer; Little Sure Shot (all as Easy Company); Superman [also as Tag-Along]; Nazis
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Joe Staton
Inks Jack Abel
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #10 (June 1979)

12 page Deadman story "Never Say Die!"

Characters Deadman; Abraham Gold; Sarah Gold; Jacob Gold
Genre occult
Script Len Wein
Pencils Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors Glynis Wein
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #466 (November-December 1979)

17 page Jonah Hex story "Minister of the Lord"

Characters Jonah Hex; Sam Bronson Gang; Reverend Julian
Genre Western
Script Michael Fleisher
Pencils Luis Dominguez
Inks Luis Dominguez
Colors Bob Le Rose
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from Jonah Hex (DC, 1977 series) #24 (May 1979)

12 page Superboy story "The Shadow of Jor-El!"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Jor-El (Flashback); Riy-Ul (Flashback)
Synopsis Jonathan Kent discovers his worm collection acting strangely and begins to investigate, discovering the secret behind the Earth tremors that are threatening Smallville.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Joe Staton
Inks Frank Chiaramonte
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [May 2008]
Reprinted from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #196 (July-August 1979)

6 page story "The Mouse of History"

Characters Cain (host)
Script Don Thompson
Pencils Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]
Inks Ruben Yandoc [as Rubeny]
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Esphid Mahilum [as Esphid M.]
Reprinted from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #267 (April 1979)

16 page Batman story "The Curse of Crime Alley"

Characters Batman; Leslie Thompkins; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Joe Chill; Maxie Zeus (intro); Long John Logan
Genre superhero
Script Denny O'Neil
Pencils Don Newton
Inks Dan Adkins
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Todd Klein
Reprinted from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #483 (April-May 1979)

8 page The Private Life of Clark Kent story "Clark Kent's Mynah Dilemma"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; April Marigold (Cameo); May Marigold (Cameo)
Synopsis When Clark Kent agrees to watch the Marigold girls' pet mynah bird, the bird starts blurting out his secret identity.
Genre humor; superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Dave Hunt
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Albert De Guzman
Reprinted from Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #197 (September-October 1979)

12 page Haunted Tank story "Back Door to War!"

Genre war
Script Bob Kanigher
Pencils Sam Glanzman
Inks Sam Glanzman
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #213 (April 1979)

7 page story "Papa Don"

Characters Destiny (host)
Script Greg Potter
Pencils Noly Panaligan
Inks Noly Panaligan
Colors Jerry Serpe
Reprinted from Secrets of Haunted House (DC, 1975 series) #17 (October 1979)

17 page Superman story "Fall and Rise of the Star-Child!"

Characters Galactic Golem; Supergirl
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Frank Chiaramonte
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #502 (December 1979)

Half page cover reprint (on interior page)

Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Dick Giordano
Reprinted from World of Krypton (DC, 1979 series) #3 (September 1979)

Half page cover reprint (on interior page)

Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Reprinted from Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #80 (October 1979)

Half page cover reprint (on interior page)

Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Bob Oksner
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #496 (June 1979)

Half page cover reprint (on interior page)

Pencils Dick Giordano
Inks Dick Giordano
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #279 (November 1979)

2 page filler "Who's Who on the Cover"

Letters typeset
Notes identification of cover characters

1 page text article "The Story Behind this Issue"

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset